Gamers may know all too well that escaping a trial as a survivor in Behaviour Interactive's Dead By Daylight is a lot easier said than done, especially when the game is notorious for having a slight imbalance towards the Killers when it comes to perks and add-ons.

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Survivors are expected to do a lot in a trial at any given time. Not only are they expected to complete all five generators and open the exit gates in order to escape but they are also expected to evade the killer and their various abilities, care for their teammates and break totems if that should be necessary. Luckily for survivors, however, there are a selection of items in the game that can help make your surviving experience so much easier and can give you a helping hand in order to escape.

Updated on February 23, 2022 by Geoffrey Martin: Dead by Daylight is a game that continues to evolve and thrive year after year. The developers at Behavior Interactive continue to add new content, items, survivors, maps, and killers to the game which keeps it fresh and exciting. While the general meta of the game has remained unchanged, namely, that of survivors needing to repair generators to escape and killers needing to stop them, there are always new gameplay tweaks and nuances with each new piece of content added. This list has been fleshed out a bit to add a couple more less obvious and more rare survival items.

12 A 'Ranger' Medkit

Dead by Daylight ghost face chasing dwight

Any medkit in Dead by Daylight is useful to some extent, whether that be to heal yourself upon taking damage or to heal another survivor who has been hit by the killer or who has been hurt after being put in the dying state. While each medkit has its advantages, it's the rarer 'ranger' medkit that truly helps with overall survival in a given match.

First and foremost, the 'ranger' medkit unlocks the self-heal action, which gives you extra opportunities to heal up after being unhooked or put in the dying state. Buffs to altruistic healing and skill checks add to your survivability odds right away. If you and a survivor are healing someone that just got unhooked, the altruistic healing kicks in to heal them faster. The more teammates alive in a match means you all survive with better odds of escaping.

11 A 'Rainbow' Map

Dead By Daylight: Hag Ambushing Two Survivors On A Generator

It seems that the map item in Deady by Daylight is generally underutilized. You don't often see many survivors carrying around a map, that is unless they happen to find one in a chest. However, maps are actually incredibly useful when it comes to locating generators to repair, and this is where the super helpful 'rainbow' map comes into play.

At the start of the match, if you are holding the 'rainbow' map, three random objects are marked for you. These items could include chests, totems, or generators. On top of that, the 'rainbow' map also allows you to see the location of any generator, escape hatch, or door lock, so long as the map still has some charges leftover. The maps aren't as useful if you have perks dedicated to seeing generator auras naturally, however, they help you quickly repair and escape more efficiently overall.

10 A 'Practical' Toolbox

dead by daylight: Kate and David Repairing a generator

Regardless of all the tasks that survivor mains are expected to do, no one can begin to even dream about escaping unless all five of the generators are completed and this is where a practical toolbox can come in handy.

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In order to make any toolbox a 'practical' toolbox, survivors will need to maximize the number of charges that a toolbox has available as well as add any additional bonuses that can help with repairing generators such as simplified skill checks. This can easily be done with the correct combinations of toolboxes and add-ons.

9 A 'Sabotage' Toolbox

dead by daylight: killer's meat hook

Every now and again, survivor mains will come across a good killer, one who is able to track down and hook survivors like it's no challenge at all. A good strategy to counter this type of killer would be to bring in a 'sabotage' toolbox to make it just that bit harder for the killer.

A 'sabotage' toolbox is primarily used to break hooks around the map to prevent the killer from being able to hook any survivors that they catch and allow your teammates a second chance at escaping. To craft a 'sabotage' toolbox, players will want to prioritize speed as much as possible as they'll need to make a quick exit to avoid the killer's detection afterward.

8 An 'Instant' Toolbox

dead by daylight: Nea picking up a toolbox

For those survivor mains who are experienced with the game and just want to get in and out of the trial as quickly as possible then believe it or not but there is a toolbox build that does just that job exactly.

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Introducing the 'instant' toolbox which, at the cost of the entire durability of the toolbox, will allow a survivor to complete a single generator on their own in as quick as 30 seconds! All the survivor has to do to achieve this is to combine any toolbox with the 'brand new part' addon and complete three skill checks and they can be on their way. However, the brand new part addon is an ultra-rare addon, so make sure to use this build effectively as the opportunity may take a while to show back up again.

7 A 'Practical' Medkit

dead by daylight: survivors saving Jake from a bear trap

It is always crucial as a survivor main to keep an eye on your health state in any match in Dead by Daylight. Failing to do so could lead to the Killer knocking survivors down and ultimately sacrificing them to the entity, preventing them from escaping. However, this can all be avoided with the assistance of a simple yet very handy 'practical' medkit to get you by.

A 'practical' medkit can be used to heal both the player and their survivor buddies to various health states in order to keep themselves out of the killer's grasp. To make a default medkit 'practical' it's recommended that you prioritize the healing speed of the medkit as well as the number of charges so that players can use the item multiple times over a longer period.

6 An 'Instant' Medkit

dead by daylight: survivors hiding from the Legion

Every survivor main will certainly know the heartache of getting knocked to the ground by the killer from a questionable range as they're vaulting through a pallet or window. Well, few survivor mains may know this but you can actually bring an 'instant' medkit into the game that will get rid of that exact problem.

An 'instant' medkit is created by combining a regular medkit with the item addon 'the anti-hemorrhagic syringe' which will grant the survivor the ability to instantly heal either themselves or any of their teammates to full health at the cost of the item's entire durability. Use this item wisely though, as the anti-hemorrhagic syringe is an ultra-rare item like the brand new part so players won't come across them often.

5 Flashlights

dead by daylight: Nea hiding from the Nurse with a torch

This item typically takes a lot of practice to master, but a flashlight can be incredibly useful during a match. The flashlight can be used in a variety of ways, ranging from blinding the killer to saving teammates and even disarming traps from killers such as the Hag.

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The flashlight item can be enhanced further by its broad selection of addons so that you can get comfortable using it however you please. The addons can change a variety of factors, such as the flashlight's brightness, durability, and even the size of its beam.

4 Firecrackers

dead by daylight: Feng and David hiding from the Huntress

If a player is finding the flashlight just a little too difficult to master then the firecracker is a great alternative. The firecracker can perform all of the same jobs that a flashlight can, such as blinding the killer, however it is certainly used in a much different way.

To use the firecracker, a survivor must drop the item in front of or on the killer in order to stun and blind them. It can take a while to learn the timing aspect but once a survivor masters it then they are a force to be reckoned with. It's important to note that the firecrackers are only available during events such as Chinese New Year and Halloween annual events, so remember not to throw all your firecrackers away at once otherwise, you'll be waiting a while to get more.

3 Maps

dead by daylight: Jeff running from the Legion

Maps can be a very valuable item in Dead by Daylight if they are used properly and are combined with the correct addons. It is all too common to see a baby Dwight bringing in his first-ever map only to waste it and destroy an item that could be the difference between escaping and being sacrificed.

To use a map efficiently, the survivor holding it needs to run around the map as quickly as they can to find where all of the generators, hooks, and totems are and record them on the map, that way if they ever struggle to find a generator later in the game, they can use the map and can get back on track. It is important to note that if a player wants to be able to mark down the locations of things such as the killer's belongings, exit gates, or even the hatch then the map must be combined with the right add-ons in order to be able to do so.

2 A 'Broken' Key

dead by daylight: survivors searching with a torch

Upon first glance, Many survivors will deem the 'broken' key item to be useless, as it is unable to do anything on its own. And while it is true that the 'broken' key can't actually operate without any addons the key can be used in a way that allows it to work as an alternative for a map.

Using the correct addons, survivors are able to channel the key's energy and use it to track markers around the trial, such as generators just like the map does. And for even more experienced players, some use the 'broken' key as a decoy to trick the killer into targeting them or wasting a perk slot as they believe that key to be something much more powerful than it actually is at first glance.

1 An 'Escape' Key

dead by daylight: Feng and Quentin waiting by the hatch

Labeled as one of the best items in the game for survivors, the 'escape' key can perform all of the same tasks that a 'broken' key can, however, it has a unique ability that can come in clutch during intense matches o during r the end game collapse.

The 'escape' key has the ability to open any black locks, meaning that a survivor can use the key to open up a locked hatch to escape the trail. This key even makes it possible for all four survivors to escape the trial before all five generators are even completed!

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